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Sukumar Barua
Born (1938-01-05) 5 January 1938 (age 88)
NationalityBangladeshi

Sukumar Barua (born 5 January 1938) is a Bangladeshi rhymester.[1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2017.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Barua worked at Institute of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Dhaka.[1]

Awards[edit | edit source]

  • Janakantha Pratibha Sammanana (1998)[3]
  • Shabdapat Medal (2006)[4]
  • Kabir Chowdhury Shishu Sahitya Puraskar (2010)[1]
  • Odommo Chattagram Award (2012)[5]
  • Agrani Bank - Bangladesh Shishu Academy Shishu Sahitya Puraskar (2013)[6]
  • Ekushey Padak (2017)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sukumar Barua gets Kabir Chowdhury Shishu Sahitya Puraskar". The Daily Star. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  2. "17 named for Ekushey Padak 2017". The Daily Star. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. "Well Done Janakantha". The Daily Star. 9 January 1999. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. "Sukumar Barua honoured". The Daily Star. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  5. Dwaipayan Barua (11 April 2012). "The Daily Star honours 19 living legends". The Daily Star. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  6. "Agrani Bank- Bangladesh Shishu Academy Shishu Sahitya Puraskar conferred". The Daily Star. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2017.